Moving Highline’s Web Presence

Four of Highline College’s student-facing websites will move to a new content management system during the fall quarter of 2024. These include highline.edu, admissions.highline.edu, registration.highline.edu and financialaid.highline.edu.

Background Information

A content management system (CMS) is a computer software that allows users to create and update digital content on a website. The college currently uses WordPress as its primary CMS. The new CMS, called Modern Campus CMS, is a product of Modern Campus, a software company well-known nationally and among Washington state higher education institutions for helping remove technological barriers for students.

The rationale for this content shift aligns with the Student Success Council’s strategic priorities and goals to focus on student enrollment and retention. Our ultimate goal is to remove enrollment barriers and increase access to information, leading to greater student success at Highline College.

This implementation will make it easier for students to navigate the website and find the information they need. The new CMS will prioritize a student-centered approach, and as part of this effort, students will be included in the feedback process to ensure their needs are being met.

Current Status

During this CMS implementation process, we recognized the need to significantly reduce the number of web editors to better align with accessibility standards, plain language requirements and overall college branding.

We are identifying a limited number of web editors who will have access to the new CMS and creating a new process for requesting website edits to sites that will be moving into the new system. Currently, only people with access to highline.edu, admissions.highline.edu, registration.highline.edu, and financialaid.highline.edu will be affected. If you are a web editor for a site outside those four, no immediate change will be made to your website workflow.

Future Goal

Our long-term goal is to eventually move all student-focused sites into the new CMS, moving from a distributed model into a more centralized one. We will be providing more information as it is available.

Have Questions?

If you have any questions, please reach out to mesmith@highline.edu or tjohnson@highline.edu.